| Software Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 116 | 134 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.002 % | 0.009 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.040 % | 0.221 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £275 |
| Average daily rate | - | £286 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £296 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £264 | £263 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.95 | £25.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.49 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2471 | 3622 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.892 % | 3.881 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 665 | 1004 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £341 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.56 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £385 | £374 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 179 | 429 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.41 | £25.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.81 | £27.38 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.21 | £28.87 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Software Tester across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
